Many of the tows took place during storms and parking bans, said city spokeswoman Maribel La Luz.

"We have to make sure that our plows can get through the streets," she said. "Buses have to get through, emergency vehicles."

Residents were able to move their vehicles to school parking lots during parking bans. But since so many of the snowstorms during the last month hit on Sundays and Mondays, many vehicles were left in school lots after the bans expired -- and were towed so that school could resume.

But on the whole, "the community has been cooperative, and that's made a huge difference," La Luz said.

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